"Bad actors all around, also not very bright - not a good idea.
Better to let those that want democracy earn it, so better is precious, giving a hand only if they keep going in the right direction and someone then thwarts them.
Until they make their intentions clear - and rape isn't very convincing - we should keep our distance."
If you're backing the Democrats and the teacher's union in Wisconsin, don't forget what you're supporting:In the private sector, the capitalist knows that when he negotiates with the union, if he gives away the store, he loses his shirt. In the public sector, the politicians who approve any deal have none of their own money at stake. On the contrary, the more favorably they dispose of union demands, the more likely they are to be the beneficiary of union largess in the next election. It's the perfect cozy setup...The Democrats' strength lies in government workers, who now constitute a majority of union members and provide massive support to the party. For them, Wisconsin represents a dangerous contagion.So, if you're backing the Democrats and the teacher's union in Wisconsin, you're fighting for a rip-off of your own money.
We're finding it remarkable how people will keep referring to a person - or society - being in thrall to a religion, or a cult, but never discussing what that actually means for how decisions are made, resources are spent, or the consequences we face from this type type of thinking. 
Here's Charles Krauthammer on PBS's "Inside Washington":Look, if Godzilla appeared on the Mall this afternoon, Al Gore would say it’s global warming…Laughter? Is that as deep as the thinking out there gets? Al Gore believes in the religion of Global Warming. Titter, titter. Nothing about how much we've spent on this nonsense. Nothing about the effects of the hysteria on the public. Just,...nothing.
[Laughter]
…because the spores in the South Atlantic Ocean, you know, were. Look, everything is, it’s a religion. In a religion, everything is explicable. In science, you can actually deny or falsify a proposition with evidence. You find me a single piece of evidence that Al Gore would ever admit would contradict global warming and I’ll be surprised.
We think it's a crime how smart these people think they are, and sell themselves as, and, yet, how truly dumb they actually turned out to be.
Speaking of cults, there's now a guy claiming he was tricked into sleeping with a cult leader's wife. So, like, can we agree cult leaders are weird yet? 
Whoopi Goldberg says she was a high-functioning drug addict. We guess that explains why she's always been another low-functioning comedian. And here's a question: 
How many lame brains is Barbara Walters going to put on The View before she realizes she's hurting the image of women and not helping?
Now this little lady? If you ask us, she's doing everybody a whole world of good,...
We told you TMR's mantra ("If you defeat the Democrats, they'll be back, but - if you defeat NewAge - we're done with the whole lot of them") and here's the proof we're right, from Charles Krauthammer:The great liberal ascendancy of 2008, destined to last 40 years (predicted James Carville), lasted less than two. Yet, the great Republican ascendancy of 2010 lasted less than two months. Republicans will enter the 112th Congress with larger numbers but no longer with the wind — the overwhelming Nov. 2 repudiation of Obama’s social-democratic agenda — at their backs.
“Harry Reid has eaten our lunch,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, lamenting his side’s “capitulation” in the lame-duck session. Yes, but it was less Harry than Barry. Obama came back with a vengeance. His string of lame-duck successes is a singular political achievement. Because of it, the epic battles of the 112th Congress begin on what would have seemed impossible just one month ago — a level playing field.
Back to Square One - great. Obama should be considering suicide, but nooooo! You people - yes, Glenn Reynolds, we're talking to you - thinking you're so fucking smart (Oh, everything's going to be different because you're into politics now!) will still never learn. 
The Left originally threw the Right on it's heels by attacking it's religious beliefs (Bush was doing God's work, remember?) now, to ignore the Left's nonsense in a political battle, is insanity - especially when 80% of the country is Christian. 
It should be obvious - you attack where the opposition is weakest - and the Left has no defenses for NewAge. So muster your forces, call on your God, whatever - but, first, you've got to know where to attack:
And this should be the first target.
Now quit pussyfooting around and just do it.
In his new "Don't touch my junk" column, Charles Krauthammer says this mini TSA revolt is Americans finally standing up to "idiocy". Americans being forced to live with idiocy is a constant theme of this blog (our "stupidity" tag is almost as well-used as our "New Age" tag) and a look at a few recent stories raises the question of why Americans have had to endure this weirdness - for instance:
Why are journalists consulting psychics about whether or not Kate What's-her-face and England's Prince William can look forward to a happy marriage? (Let's forget for the moment the royals are weird and, after what happened to Diana, probably shouldn't marry.) Don't journalists, at least, know psychics are bunk? So why are they talking to them? Even worse, why are they telling us what they say? Don't journalists have more important things to do? More importantly (Ha!) don't they know we have more important things to do than read what some con man (or con woman) says? 
Why do we celebrate patriotism when an immigrant becomes a new American citizen, but fear that same flavor of patriotism when a native born American exhibits it? Oh, those Americans who want to protect the borders from illegal aliens are racist and nuts, aren't they? And that Sarah Palin, or George W. Bush, going on and on about how much they love America - they're both comical and crude, right? But let somebody from anywhere else take a test to prove they know George Washington was the first president of the United States and the South lost the Civil War and - WHAM! - they can wave the American flag all day, unmolested by liberals and even cheered by them, anywhere in the country. Which seems like it's upside-down and completely insane.
Just, please, don't make your comments as crazy as the questions themselves:
"Dick Cheney is a refreshingly forceful advocate of American exceptionalism, and the idea that the United States is a special country with a unique role to play in shaping history. He also understands the importance of maintaining and strengthening America’s key alliances. Unlike Obama, Cheney is a dedicated supporter of the Anglo-American alliance, and understands the importance of the Special Relationship as the central bulwark in the defence of the free world. He cherishes the friendship with Great Britain, and recognizes the huge contribution she continues to play in fighting alongside the United States, from Iraq to Afghanistan.-- Nile Gardiner, giving "Uncle Dick" his due - there probably isn't a better living American politician today (other than W., his former boss) - because, in a world of dicks, pussies and assholes, we know where we stand, like The Telegraph.
Perhaps most strikingly, Dick Cheney, like Ronald Reagan before him and in complete contrast to Barack Obama, views the world in terms of good and evil. For Cheney, engagement with America’s enemies such as Iran and North Korea is a surrender of American global power, and a shameful abdication of responsibility by the world’s only superpower. In this new era of appeasement, Cheney’s outspoken criticism, like that of conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, is increasingly striking a chord with an American public that is sharply turning against the Obama administration’s agenda.
Dick Cheney has become an extraordinarily influential game-changer in post-Bush Washington, emerging as Barack Obama’s leading nemesis on national security. It is not hard to see why. He is a formidable figure of tremendous principle, an unapologetic and uncompromising patriot who believes in the greatness of America on the world stage, as well as a shamelessly old-fashioned political pugilist in a modern age dominated by carefully choreographed spin. In the political arena today Cheney remains a sure-footed Rocky Balboa, landing punch after punch on his opponents. His latest intervention is another well-placed blow to Obama’s flailing leadership, and once again puts the White House firmly on the back foot."
"Was anything done about this potential danger? Of course not. Who wants to be accused of Islamophobia and prejudice against a colleague's religion?
"There are things to be done. Resist retreat as a matter of strategy and principle. And provide the means to continue our dominant role in the world by keeping our economic house in order. And finally, we can follow the advice of Demosthenes when asked what was to be done about the decline of Athens. His reply? 'I will give what I believe is the fairest and truest answer: Don't do what you are doing now.'"
"What has occurred -- irreversibly -- is this: He's become ordinary. The spell is broken. The charismatic conjurer of 2008 has shed his magic. He's regressed to the mean, tellingly expressed in poll numbers hovering at 50 percent.-- Charles Krauthammer, stating once again (as I have a billion times from the very beginning) Barack Obama has led a political cult - whether most everyone else is too embarrassed to admit they were part of it or not - and now it looks like it's finally falling apart, to The Washington Post.
For a man who only recently bred a cult, ordinariness is a great burden, and for his acolytes, a crushing disappointment. Obama has become a politician like others."
